Sharon Lewis v. Louisiana State University

No. 2026 CW 0719 (La. Ct. App. 2026) · Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit · June 9, 2026 · No. 2026 CW 0719

Summary

The Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, denied a supervisory writ application in a matter captioned Sharon Lewis v. Louisiana State University. Judge Balfour concurred and would have ordered briefing on whether damages, attorney fees, and court costs could be awarded for a frivolous writ application under Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure article 2164.

Court
Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit
Writing for the Court
Wolfe, J.; Hester, J.; Balfour, J.
Jurisdiction
Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit
Decision date
June 9, 2026
Docket number
2026 CW 0719
Procedural posture
Application for supervisory writs arising from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge.
Precedential value
Unknown
Parties
Larry English, writ applicant v. Sharon Lewis, Louisiana State University, Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University, Garrett "Hank" Danos, Robert "Bobby" Yarborough, Stanley Jacobs, James Williams, Mary Leach Werner, Robert Dampp, Remy Voisin Starns, Fieldon King "King" Alexander, William Jenkins, Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips LLP, William Shelby McKenzie, Vicki Crochet, Robert "Bob" Barton, Leslie Edwin "Les" Miles, Joseph "Joe" Alleva, Scott Woodward, Verge Ausberry, Miriam Segar, John Doe, Jane Doe
Disposition
writ_denied

Topics

appellate procedurecivil procedureremedies

Practice areas

appellate procedurecivil procedureremedies

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the court should grant Larry English's application for supervisory writs.

Factual background

The opinion contains no substantive factual discussion. It identifies an application by Larry English for supervisory writs arising from a district-court proceeding involving Sharon Lewis, Louisiana State University, and numerous associated parties.

Procedural history

Larry English applied for supervisory writs from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 708092. The Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit denied the writ application.

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